Do You Have Trouble With Yardage Markers?
November 3, 2009 by Parshooters
When playing do you have troubles gauging how far a certain obstacle is, or how far away from the green you need to get to on your next shot? Are you that type of person with an uncanny ability to estimate how far you need to hit your next shot? For most people it’s a guessing game but, it so much important when it comes to scoring. It can make a difference between shooting a great score or being left to frustration and wanting to break every club in your bag.
When I was caddying professionally my job 30 years ago was to make sure I walked the golf course before my partner even showed up. You knew the distances of every club your pro swung at. It was your job to walk the fairways marking down every rock, sand traps, trees, water or any other permanent obstacle that you could gauge from the tees or any other shots from the fairways to the greens.
You mark all of this down in a little black book. Then everyday early in the morning before each round you graph out each hole’s pin placements. Measure out by using the old traditional way of one foot in front of the other how far from the front, sides, and back of the greens. You also observe where the pin placement is, by writing down if it’s on a hill, swale or what kind of breaks to the hole when putting. Where is the flat part of the green or safest place to hit the ball to.
There was a combination of both guess work and knowing your player’s skill level. It can make all the difference in where he finishes in the tournament and how much money he earns. Which has a direct bearing on how much money you make, since most of the time you earned by commissions only.
Today it’s much easier as most of the grunt work can be done using the latest technology. There are many GPS golf range finders on the market today. Depending on the manufacturer each one works a little bit different. The one I like and you can download any golf course both in the United States and Globally and be able to store this information on any hard drive is Garmin‘s.
Garmin Approach G5 Rangefinder
Give your game a boost of confidence with Garmin Approach G5 Golf Range Finders, a rugged, waterproof, touchscreen golf GPS packed with thousands of preloaded golf course maps. Approach uses a high-sensitivity GPS receiver to measure individual shot distances and show the exact yardage to fairways, hazards and greens.Eliminate the Guesswork
- Approach displays and updates your exact position on stunningly detailed, preloaded course maps throughout the United States. Approach’s highly sensitive GPS receiver pinpoints your position and removes guesswork from your game. And as you move, Approach automatically updates your position, so you’ll always know your yardage. There’s no subscriptions or setup fees, and Approach is compliant with U.S.G.A. rules.
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The iGolf Caddie 2 GPS golf unit is a great tool when you are on the golf course. It can tell you yardage to the next pin, how far you hit your last shot, etc. You can map out courses manually or download them from the internet.
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I Like it. You can map out every hole before even playing on that particular course. Great way to preplan strategies before a golf tournament.
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I haven’t had as much success with GPS rangefinders as I’ve had with laser rangefinders. But to be honest, I haven’t really given a GPS rangefinder that much of a try.
Have you found it easy to use the Garmin G5 on the course? I know some people have issues with downloading the course specifications before they play but I was hoping to get some info from someone who has actually used a GPS golf rangefinder.
Thanks!
Paul
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The only time I will use the Garmin G5 is when I’m out alone practicing on my home course. I haven’t had any trouble with using it for marking out distances.
I tend to find that the calibrations can be 5-10 yards off. However, that depends upon the terrain. If you have a gully in front of you it tends not to factor in the degrees of evaluation @ 100% but, roughly at about 85%. It does the same thing with an elevated green.
I bought my range finder last year and didn’t play much golf. So I’ve had no need to try downloading other courses on it. I will be playing a lot more this year!
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as an amateur golfer I do struggle with yardages. your post has given me some valuable information about what to look for in a gps and what it can do for me on the golf course. thanks
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Cool article… I thought caddies got their distances from practice rounds with their players–I didn’t realize they walked the course alone. I wonder what ratio of PGA Tour caddies still get distances this way?
I’ve had good luck with laser rangefinders too… they’re actually good for practice as well to get a better idea of exactly how far you hit each club.
Any adjustments in distances between caddy and pro is done after the yardages have been marked down in the player’s black book. This can be done at anytime during practice or tournament play. Yardages marked down only acts as a gauge for your player to make his final decisions what club is best for hitting his target. Sometimes as his caddy and knowing your player’s strength you might want to discuss about changing his club decision. You have to be careful with this, because it not only can affect your relationship with your pro but, it can cost you both a lot of money in the long run.
That’s definitely a neat device! This would definitely help enhance my game. I’ll make sure to check it out. Thanks for the post!
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Garmin rangefinder. What are you trying to do, put us caddies out of work?
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I wonder what Ben Hogan would think of all these technological advances in the game. Titanium materials and eco friendly golf balls and Garmin rangefinder GPS systems. Makes you wonder what’s next.
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My partner is looking at taking up golf, so its new to hime. Is this a good little gadget for the novice golfer?
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Yes, it can help anyone on the golf course to know the true yardages. However, If you have never played before or just starting to play. Having an electronic gadget isn’t going to make you a golfer. Far from it. I have written a few posts in regards to what you need to do in order to enjoy the game, and not get so frustrated that you quit before you even try to improve as a golfer. Feel free to read my posts.
That looks fantastic. I’ve started playing a lot more and as golf isn’t new to me, I might try this gadget. I agree that it won’t help much if you don’t already know the course quite well but I think in the long run it can help with the yardages.
This looks like a great gadget and one that will be added to my golf wish list. It seems to do everything you ask of it and more. It holds a wealth of information and I need all the help I can get!
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Just found this on Bing!, It’s really useful to me, keep working such thing like this, wish to see more on your site.